Boating Safety App

Boating Safety App

Discover Boating makes it easier to Boat safely.

Now available in English / Français / 中文

If you’re a boater in Canada, you will want to download the free Discover Boating Safety app.

Indispensable to the Canadian boater, it features everything you need to ensure a safe and fun time on the water, no matter where or how you go boating. An interactive and easy to use source of information, it covers a range of regulations, guidelines and best practices that make being prepared easier so you can focus on fun.

Most content in the app is easily accessible whether or not you have access to the internet when you’re on the water. And, it’s organized for ease of use into four basic areas; 1. Be Prepared, 2. Plan your Trip, 3. Reference Guide and 4. Just in Case of Emergency. Here’s what you’ll find in each section:

Be Prepared! Use our interactive checklists to make sure you have everything you need onboard in working order before you are underway.

Reference Guide! Filled with useful boating tips, and everything from PFDs to visual references for navigation buoys and more, this section is full of info you will reference regularly.

Emergency! Just in case, we’ve got contact numbers for Search and Rescue, RCMP, most municipal marine police units, as well as some basic emergency procedures.

The Discover Boating Safety app is a ‘must have’. It takes care of all your safe boating needs before you leave shore. Best of all, the majority of this content is available on your phone whether or not you have cell or internet access.

With a little preparation on land, you can get prepared to boat safely, allowing you to focus on having fun and making memories to last a lifetime.

Boat safely from port to port.

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